To Mods: I'm not sure what the rules are re/Cindy. This is somwhat of a dup, but it was written by a staff WP writer. Covering the beginning of the portest through Jul 13.
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In Texas, A Time to Circle the Minivans
Activists Protest the War, Or Protest the Protesters
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, August 14, 2005; Page D01
CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 13 -- Barbara Cummings was home in San Diego Monday, listening to an Air America radio broadcast, when she heard the tale of a woman who was coming here to join Cindy Sheehan in her growing protest against the war in Iraq.
The woman on the radio had a son who had signed on for a second tour of duty in the Army after losing his job. In two weeks, he is scheduled to ship out to Iraq. Cummings jumped on the phone and called her friend, Gloria Polk. "I asked her, 'Are you following the Cindy Sheehan story?' And she was."
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While Sheehan's protest has received the aid of public relations pros, political operatives and even a television spot since it started last Saturday, many of the people drawn here said it was because of her simple but compelling story. Sheehan is the grieving mother of a fallen soldier and she wants the president to explain to her why .
"I'm here just to support this lady and show there is support for getting out of Iraq and stopping this maniac from doing what he is doing," said Lawrence Reuben, a Vietnam veteran and a helicopter technician, from nearby Benton, Tex. "Why can't the president just stop and talk to the woman and say, 'Lady, I know where you're coming from. This war is not going the way I intended.' "
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